[Wall Street Journal] Amir Taheri - Ahmadinejad's victory should kill the illusion that the Khomeinist regime is capable of internal evolution towards moderation. Ahmadinejad sees Iran as a vehicle for a messianic global revolution. The election eliminates the elements within the regime - such as unsuccessful candidates Mousavi and Karrubi - who have pursued the idea of keeping the theocracy intact while giving it a veneer of democratic practice. Believing that he has already defeated the U.S., Ahmadinejad will be in no mood for compromise. Moments after his victory he described the U.S. as a "crippled creature" and invited President Obama to a debate at the UN, ostensibly to examine "the injustice done by world arrogance to Muslim nations."
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